Marsh Willow-Herb vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Epilobium palustre compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marsh Willow-Herb	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Onagraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Epilobium	Hsunycteris
Species	Epilobium palustre	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Marsh Willow-Herb

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marsh Willow-Herb	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marsh Willow-Herb

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.